New York City Bar Association Podcasts -NYC Bar

Natalie Holder-Winfield, Diversity and Employment Law Consultant, QUEST Educational Initiatives leads a discussion on how to manage and overcome common barriers to inclusion in the legal profession-such as, dual identity issues, feelings of isolation, and inadequate networks with Kevin Cleary, Senior Trial Counsel, The United States Attorney's Office, Eastern District of New York; Keisha-Ann Gray, Proskauer Rose; Kelly Hoey, Professional Development Manager, White & Case LLP; and Carmalyn Malalis, Outten & Golden LLP. Participants also share practical career management wisdom to aid you in the taking charge of your career.

David Freeman, founder and CEO of the David Freeman Consulting Group, discusses the challenges attorneys face as they transition into leadership roles. He covers topics from motivating your team and conflict resolution to developing leadership skills.

Graciela Gerola, president of the Buenos Aires Department of Environmental Protection, and Carl-Axel Soderberg, both with the Association of Sanitary Engineering and Environmental Sciences, discuss the effect global warming will have in Latin America in general and Buenos Aires in particular. They prioritize the issues facing Buenos Aires in this law podcast.

Mary Crane, Principal, Mary Crane & Associates discusses ethical challenges faced by rising attorneys such as how to exercise proper professional conduct, maintain discretion and confidentiality and to communicate with clients and act professional in difficult situations.

Global warming will have significant impacts on businesses, and in this podcast Anne Kelly, Director of Governance Programs at Ceres, discusses why companies should disclose climate risks in their SEC filings. More at http://www.nycbar.org/mp3/Petition-to-SEC-on-climate-risk.pdfhttp://www.nycbar.org/mp3/ELR-News-&-Analysis-Feb-08-on-climate-dislosure.pdf

Alan D. Surchin, Pittleman & Associates, and Clara K. Solomon, Assistant Director, Graduate Division, Office of Career Services, NYU School of Law discuss the unique challenges foreign-educated attorneys and LL.M. students and graduate face in obtaining a legal position and offer practical advice concerning job search strategies and long-term career development.

Introduction and Purpose of Debate : Christine Fazio, Chair, Environmental Law Committee

Background on Climate Change Legislation Before Congress, by the Moderator Edna Sussman, Chair, Energy Law Committee

The Emissions Cap and Trade Side Jon A. Anda, President of Environmental Markets Network of Environmental Defense Billy Pizer, Senior Fellow, Resources For the Future

The Carbon Tax Side Daniel Rosenblum, Co-Founder, Carbon Tax Center James P. Barrett, Executive Director, Redefining Progress

Rebuttal: The Emissions Cap and Trade Side

Rebuttal: The Carbon Tax Side

Questions

Conclusion

Michael Gerrard of Arnold and Porter discusses the basics of climate change and what can be done to combat it. This is the first of this year's series of interviews on climate change issues. Recorded November 1, 2007. More at http://www2.nycbar.org/mp3/CleanDevelopmentMechanisminAct.pdf and http://www2.nycbar.org/mp3/ClimateChangeLitigationNew_Y.pdf.

Russell Unger, the Exec Dir of the US Green Building Council's NY chapter, explains what green buildings are, and the NYC law that requires certain buildings to meet green building, or LEED, standards. Recorded July 17, 2007.

Scott Schwarz, an attorney at Mattioni, Ltd in Philadelphia, gives insights into a tort litigation involving vapor intrusion and explains how vapors from contaminated land can move, in this Environmental Law Interview recorded June 7, 2007.